Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-01-23
ST. VINCENT'S COLLEGE.
The Grand New Building to be
ODeUcd.

On the corner of Grand avenue and
Washington street, in the western part
of the city, rise the symmetrical towers
of two buildings, which attract very gen.
eral attention. These are the new St.
Vincent's church and the college of the
same name, ON the same piece OF ground.
The church has been opened some time.
and now the college building Is to be
thrown open for the teneft of the rising
generation, who in large numbers will
avail itself of an opportunity to gain
finished education within the walls of
this excellent institution.
The grand pile of buildings now
nearing completion forms but one
portion of the new st. Vincent's
College, The other buildings
will be erected when needed. The pres.
ent structure has a frontage on Grand
avenue of 253 feet, and runs back on
Washington street to depth of l2S feet
The college is of brick, while the church
is temporary frame structure. They
are connected by cloister. As the
HERALD will give full description OF
the church in q future number, it will
content itself by placing before its read
ers to-day description of the college.
The college bull ings are three stories
high. The style of architure is the
English collegiate Gothic. The walls are
thick and very solid, the main interior
walls reach to the very roof, and are OF
brick. The ceilings are lofty, the rooms
large, and the halls spacious. Being in.
t; nded for boarding as well as day
school, special attention has been given
to ventilation and sewerage. In the To-.
cation of the halls and rooms the COM
fort and convenience of the students
have mainly been consulted.
| The first floor contains the laboratory,
rooms for the classes of chemistry and
physics; the dinning halls, domestics
and culinary apartments and the recrea.
tion hall for the students. The second
or main floor contains the parlors, the
Presidents and Treasurer's apartments,
class and recitation rooms, together with
the large assembly room or study hall,
accommodating 200 students.
The third floor is reached by two
At stairways, and contains the library, Pro-
fessors' rooms, lavatories and bath rooms,
two spacious dormitories, one for the
larger and the other for the smaller
boys. Ill.
/ A tower in front of the center build
ing rises to the height OF Ito feet, IN
which it is the intention to place clock
for the use of the college as well as the
benefit of the neighborhood. ltcontains
the Angelus bell which will ring every
morning at $50, and at noon, and at !
p. M.
The campus covers about five ares
/ It will mainly be devoted to recreation
, athletic sports, lawn tents, etc.
t The college is easy Of access, as sev
) eral street car lines pass by it, the Maii
| street and Agricultural Park Railroad
Q and the Cable road lin course OF con
Q struction) on Grand avenue. The Cit.
!. Railroad passes within three minute
Y walk of it.
9 The location cannot be surpassed.
!. | is in the heart of the city. but in
/ neighborhood noted for the refinemen
n and elegance of its homes. There is o.
s abundance of water for all purposes, an
n the air is fresh from the ocean, pure an
Q invigorating. From the site OF the co
It'll lege there are fine views of various part
|, of the city and of the mountains in tn
!. distance. The grounds are ample fo
70 ell purposes. In fact, one has but
.. take look over st. Vincents to Sc
,r that it 10 in ell respects thoroughly 81
10 pointed college.
The faculty il composed OF Cathol